Scrum Master

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b>Scrum Master <br /> TS/SCI CI Poly <br /> Annapolis Junction, MD <br /> <br /> Primary Responsibilities</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <ul type="disc"> <li>Responsible for facilitating self-organizing team(s) to ensure the team is making progress against Program Increment commitments.</li> <li>Protect the team from scope creep during execution of the PI.</li> <li>Remove impediments for the team and coordinate with the Release Train Engineers on implementing solutions.</li> <li>Help team members communicate, coordinate, and cooperate.</li> <li>Coach, support, and enforce Scrum process and other process rules.</li> <li>Ensure that the team has a clear understanding of Definition of Done and how to meet it.</li> <li>Coordinate with other teams on the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and communicate status to management.</li> <li>Work with the Product Owner(s) to review and prioritize features.</li> <li>Lead and facilitate SAFe ceremonies to include Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews to include demos, Sprint Retrospectives, and PI Planning.</li> <li>Work with Product Owner(s) and System Engineers to develop User Stories to meet the Feature acceptance criteria.</li> <li>Maintain and generate information radiators for the teams.</li> <li>Collect and share team metrics with the team, determine when new metrics are needed, and develop improvements in metrics.</li> <li>Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles with the goal of continuous improvement.</li> <li>Observe team dynamics, recognize strengths and weaknesses of individual team members' contributions, and coach the team as a whole to drive improvements in productivity.</li> <li>Create a fun sharing and learning environment, experiment with various ideas to improve delivery, including pair-programming and cross-functional training.</li> <li>Promote teamwork to achieve Sprint goals.</li> <li>Lead teams towards Agile maturity.</li> </ul> <br /> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b>Basic Qualifications</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <ul type="disc"> <li><b><i><u>At least 8 (eight) years of current or very recent work experience working as a Scrum Master, preferably on a large, technical program.</u></i></b></li> <li>Experience working as a Scrum Master for a software development or similar technical team.</li> <li>Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or similar agile project management certification (PMI-ACP).</li> <li>Experience using agile project management tools (e.g. Jira, VersionOne, Rallye, IBM RTC).</li> <li>Experience with using Kanban as a means to improve flow on support teams.</li> <li>Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and time management skills are a must.</li> <li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, across diverse systems and groups.</li> </ul> <br /> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <ul type="disc"> <li>Bachelor's degree in a technical field.</li> <li>Experience working with large software systems including hardware integration and test.</li> <li>Experience working with multi-disciplinary technical development teams.</li> <li>Experience using SAFe as the agile development methodology.</li> <li>Experience affecting change in organizations working towards agile adoption.</li> <li>Experience applying test automation, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment to achieve built-in<span>​</span> quality by the team.</li> </ul> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />